P-40 Warhawk

Curtiss P-40 Warhawk a fost un avion de vânătoare american monoloc, confecționat complet din metal, având rol de avion de vânătoare și atac la sol. Fiind o modificare a avionului P-40 a redus mult timpul de proiectare și intrarea rapidă în producție și serviciu. A fost folosit de 28 de națiuni, rămânând în serviciu de front până la sfârșitul celui de Al Doilea Război Mondial. După P-51 Mustang și P-47 Thunderbolt a fost cel de al treilea avion american produs în cel mai mare număr.

Flying Tigers deasupra Chinei, fotografie din 1942

Curtiss P-40 Warhawk Tomahawk/Kittyhawk
Tip	Avion de vânătoare
Țară de origine	SUA
Constructor	Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Proiectat de	Donovan Berlin
Zbor inaugural	14 octombrie 1938
Retras	1958, Brazilia
Beneficiar principal	United States Army Air Forces
Bucăți fabricate	13 738
Cost unitar	44 892 $ în 1944

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Legături externe

Commons

Wikimedia Commons conține materiale multimedia legate de Curtiss P-40

Jackie Cochran în carlinga unui P-40

• Captured P-40E Warhawk in Japanese markings
• RCAF Kittyhawk – AK803/1034 Arhivat în 22 ianuarie 2021, la Wayback Machine.
• Annals of the Flying Tigers
• The P-40 in Soviet Aviation Arhivat în 5 mai 2006, la Wayback Machine.
• Curtiss P-40N-CU Arhivat în 4 aprilie 2012, la Wayback Machine.
• The P-40 Warhawk
• P-40.com Arhivat în 19 august 2010, la Wayback Machine.
• Warbird Alley: P-40 page – Information about P-40s still flying today
• P-40 in flight An excellent video on YouTube of a P-40 flying flat out and performing several maneuvers
• Curtiss P-40 Warhawk: One of World War II's Most Famous Fighters: A detailed overview of the history of the P-40 on TheHistoryNet.com Arhivat în 14 martie 2008, la Wayback Machine.
• Photos of the recovered wreckage of William "Black Mac" McGarry's P-40 Arhivat în 17 octombrie 2007, la Wayback Machine.
• Interview with a Soviet Kittyhawk pilot who also flew P-39s, Yaks and Spitfires Arhivat în 16 mai 2019, la Wayback Machine.
• P-40 Warhawk profile, walkaround video, front/side/rear view photos and technical details Arhivat în 22 aprilie 2012, la Wayback Machine.